Associations to the word «Semifinal»

Wiktionary

SEMIFINAL, noun. (sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
SEMIFINAL, noun. (General) A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

Dictionary definition

SEMIFINAL, noun. One of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament.

Wise words

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Mark Twain